The 160-year-old Hardy Cognac house unveils a bold new content project, Lauren & Hardy, an original podcast that celebrates the history and nonconformist spirit of cognac through a historical and resolutely uninhibited fiction.

The unexpected narrative brings together an unlikely duo: Lauren Duplessis, a young New York podcast producer in search of meaning, and Anthony Hardy, the legendary 17th-century founder of Maison Hardy, who is back from the past to tell his story two centuries later.

Blending expert anecdotes, British humour and absurdist dialogues, this podcast breathes new life into the legacy of the French spirit. Across eight episodes, each lasting seven to eight minutes, listeners embark on journey that combines historical facts, artisanal expertise and a contemporary take on the world of spirits.

With incisive dialogue, careful staging, hilarious skits and fake commercials, Lauren & Hardy – written by Josselin Bordat’s and directed by Arnaud Forest – breaks the mold of traditional communication in the drinks industry. Listen here now.

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